Amazon are currently in the planning process of innovating a delivery system using drones. Amazon's Prime Air will use small drones to deliver packages up to 2.3kg (5lb) in weight to customers within 30 minutes of an order being placed. The video below gives an insight into how the system would work.
Although delivery times have been getting increasingly quicker with next day delivery becoming more widely used, this new method of delivery could totally revolutionize the possibilities of purchasing products. It would make ordering products online quicker than actually going to the store. This would definitely benefit the consumer but could have dramatic implications for high street stores already struggling to compete with online sales.
This technology is definitely exciting but some people are very skeptical about how viable it really is....
Although delivery times have been getting increasingly quicker with next day delivery becoming more widely used, this new method of delivery could totally revolutionize the possibilities of purchasing products. It would make ordering products online quicker than actually going to the store. This would definitely benefit the consumer but could have dramatic implications for high street stores already struggling to compete with online sales.
This technology is definitely exciting but some people are very skeptical about how viable it really is....